...The last 25 minutes are an object lesson in the art of ending a movie with a bang... -- 4 out of 5 starsTotal Film ...Gordon Parks remains one of the past century's great still photographers....[The film] still surprises with a visual shoddiness he is ultimately part of its off-the-cuff charm...USA Today John Shaft was an in-charge, blatantly virile hero, with attitude to spare.Premiere